The Alberta Rural Physician Community Attraction and Retention Award recognizes a rural Alberta community that has best developed innovative and collaborative approaches and solutions resulting in successful physician attraction and retention in their area. Communities can nominate themselves or be nominated by others.
What is a “rural Alberta” community?
For the purpose of this Award, rural Alberta is defined as Alberta communities except: Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, Devon, Leduc, Calgary, Airdrie, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge.
Nominate
Download a nomination form and tell us about how your community has used innovative and collaborative solutions or approaches used to overcome physician attraction and retention issues.
Click here to access a nomination form.
Deadline: May 31 of the current calendar year
Successful recipients will receive:
- A professionally prodcued video to promote your community like the one above, telling the story of your committee’s successful approach towards physician attraction and retention.
- Award presentation and recognition at a future RPAP event
- The much-deserved recognition and exposure that accompanies a job well done!
What does it take to be a RPAP Rural Alberta Communities of Distinction?
Click here to view profiles of all of our previous recipients.